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The actual duration at .050" lifter rise is 228/231 in most published sources, but it will vary a degree or so depending on the source. Duration at .050" lifter rise above the tops of the clearance ramps on both sides is 220 degrees, and this is the number you should use to compare to the .050" duration of hydraulic lifter cams. You can verify these conclusions from the data.
The lobe separation angle is the arithmetic average of the POMLs, which is 110.5 degrees - fairly narrow for a the duration, so this cam has high effective overlap for the duration - more than is optimal for a street engine with manifolds and a typical OE exhaust system, but it was designed to win races, so the overlap is suitable for the cam's intended purpose.
Actual lift at the valve based on the typical 1.44:1 rocker ratio achieved by SB rockers at peak lift is:
The tops of the clearance ramps can be determined by looking at the velocity and acceleration. Velocity is constant and acceleration is near zero until about .008/.012". The only difference between the lobes is the height of the clearance ramps. Note that from the POMLs to near the tops of the clearance ramps the difference in lobe lift at each angle is exactly .004".
Based on my measured rocker ratio at low lifts of about 1.37:1 the maximum running clearance (rounded down) should be:
.008(1.37) = .010"
.012(1.37) = .016"
The lobe is symmetrical - the only symmetrical lobe cam dating to that era. Even the base engine hydraulic cam from '57-'66 is asymmetrical - with milder dynamics at the closing end than the opening end.
Although the overall dynamics of this lobe are mild, peak jerk occurs just a thou or two above the tops of the clearance ramps, so it is not wise to run "loose" clearance on this cam.
Flow achieves maximum range when lift achieves about 1/4 of valve diameter, which is .430/.375" for the 1/72/1.5" valve set, so inlet lift is a little short, and it's even worse on 327s with 461X heads/1.94" valves.
Effective duration is very similar to the L-79 cam (222@.050"), but overlap is greater. The Duntov cam is a very good "3/4 race cam" for a 283, but is not well optimized to a 327 with the larger valves, which is why it's not the best design for a high output 327. However, despite the Duntov lobe's dynamic deficiencies, I'm using the exhaust lobe on the exhaust side of my new design "Special Mechanical Lifter" camshaft for 327s with the 30-30 lobe on the inlet side.
Yes, I'm using lobes from the two cam everyone thinks "I love to hate most"!
The Duntov cam will work better on a 283 if the lobe separation is spread to 114 with the inlet POML indexed at 110.5 ATDC. This would make it essentially a mechanical lifter version of the L-79 cam, albeit with less lift.
If anyone is rebuilding a Duntov-cammed 283 and is interested in trying my "Modified Duntov" cam, let me know. An off-the-shelf Duntov cam costs about $60-125, depending on the manufacturing source and retailer.
Modifying the POMLs makes it a custom grind, and the current price from Crane for a custom grind is $250.
Though not listed in their catalog that I could find, Jerry Clay at Crane confirmed to me that they do have the Duntov lobe masters and can grind a Duntov cam or use the lobe masters for any other design.
Their part number for the Duntov cam is 11-3736097, Grind Number 3736097.
The wider LSA will smooth out the idle somewhat to something a similar to the L-79 cam, but I think it can pass a PV by leaning out the idle mixture a little to roughen the idle a bit. Depending on the tradeoff one wants to make between low end torque and top end power the inlet POML can be placed somewhere between 108 and 114 degrees, but the reduced overlap should yield greater low end torque and better low speed driving characteristics, even if the inlet lobe is indexed at 114.
With massaged OE 283 heads with 1.84" inlet valves, it should make useable power to 7200, but you will need better than OE connecting rods to rev this high without risk of busting a rod.
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